Risk Based Transportation Asset Management Stephen J. Gaj Leader, System Management & Monitoring Team Office of Asset Management
What is Asset Management? Asset Management is a distinct way of doing business. Asset management is about managing your network over the whole life, life-cycle management. Asset Management is more than a pavement management, bridge, maintenance management systems, etc. We are all managing are assets, but are we doing Asset Management?
Asset Management as compared to Performance Management? The initial work on defining the core principals of performance management were developed by AASHTO and FHWA to promote strategic approach to asset management The basic principles of Asset Management and Performance Management are identical. Good Asset Management must be performance based (by definition) and remains one of the best examples of the application of broad performance management principals in the transportation industry.
Asset Management Basics: Five Core Questions 1. What is the current state of my assets? 2. What is my required level of service/ performance? 3. Which assets are critical to sustained performance? 4. What are my best Operations and Maintenance and Capital Improvement investment strategies? 5. What is my best long-term funding strategy?
Asset Management Basics: Five Core Questions 1. What is the current state of my assets? What do I own? Where is it? What condition is it in? What is its remaining useful life? What is its remaining economic value?
Asset Management Basics: Five Core Questions 2. What is my required level of service/ performance level? What is the demand for services by stakeholders? Are there regulatory requirements? What is my actual performance?
Asset Management Basics: Five Core Questions 3. Which assets are critical to sustained performance? Performance gaps Risk
Asset Management Basics: Five Core Questions 4. What are my best Operations and Maintenance and Capital Improvement investment strategies? What alternative management options exist? Which are the most feasible for my organization? 5. What is my best long-term funding strategy?
How to Develop and Implement a Transportation Asset Management Program The AASHTO Transportation Asset Management Guide - A Focus on Implementation recommends a 14-step process broadly covered in the following: Assessing where you are; Identifying gaps; Setting goals and objectives; Developing a TAM Plan (TAMP) that incorporates risk Implementing the TAMP; Communicating the TAMP; Learning from peer exchanges and best practices.
Transportation Asset Management and Proposed MAP21 MAP21 s National Highway Performance Program would require State DOTs to develop a Risk Based TAMP for the National Highway System. TAMPs include strategies leading to a program of projects that would make progress toward achievement of agency targets for asset condition and performance. TAMPs feed into priority setting and programming processes to generate a work program for delivery.
Is there a template on what is included in a Transportation Asset Management Plan? 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction 3. Levels of Service (identify performance gaps) 4. Life-Cycle Management (Economic analysis and risk management) 5. Growth and Demand 6. Financial Summary (medium and longer-term financial cash flow) 7. TAM practices 8. Improvement Plan 9. Appendices
Risk is the positive or negative effects of uncertainty or variability upon agency objectives. Risk management is the cultures, processes and structures that are directed towards the effective management of potential opportunities and threats. ASSET MANAGEMENTWhat is Risk and Risk Management?
What Risks should be considered? Agencies should identify risks that could affect their objectives Risks can be external such as price changes, legislative actions, economic changes, climatic events, seismic events or malevolent acts Risks can be internal such as operational failures, data failures, conflicting internal program objectives or a lack of personnel All risks are generally recorded in a formal Risk Register
What are the steps in undertaking Risk Assessment? Establishing the Context Risk Identification Risk Analysis Risk Evaluation Risk Treatment (mitigation) Monitoring and Review
Incorporating Risk Management into Asset Management Agencies should address the following questions as they apply Asset Management: What risks are involved at each level? What are the risks to the enterprise or the agency? What are the risks at the program or asset class level? What are the risks at the project level or to specific assets?
Incorporating Risk Management into Asset Management What is my asset risk tolerance and mitigation strategy? Which critical assets are at high risk? What is the risk tolerance at the enterprise, program and project level? What is the cost to keep my assets within the acceptable risk tolerance levels? What is my financial asset risk gap? What is my risk mitigation strategy?
Transportation Asset Management Feedback Goals and Objectives Analysis of Options and Tradeoffs Preservation, Operations, Capacity Expansion Decision-Making & Resource Allocation Implementation Overview Inventory and condition assessment Policies Budgets Expectations Monitoring and Performance Measures
Information and strategies from the TAMP, Statewide Safety Plan, Congestion Management Plan, etc., used to develop the State s Investment Plan - STIP ASSET MANAGEMENT Preservation of physical assets Operations RESOURCES Capital Improvement Safety Other
The most successful asset management programs: Have performance measures that guide investment decisions Adopt a preservation first strategy for their investment priorities Moved away from a worst first investment strategy, and adopted investment principles that are based on life cycle/whole life costing Had strong leadership support A Champion
Resources Are Available ASSET MANAGEMENT AASHTO Transportation Asset Management Guide A Focus on Implementation Transportation Asset Management NHI course FHWA Short Briefs Risk Based Transportation Asset Management (will be available shortly) Asset Management Today website / community of practice: http://assetmanagement.transportation.org FHWA Office of Asset Management new updated website! AASHTO Asset Management Subcommittee TRB Asset Management Committee